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An electric circuit is a complete, closed path through which a continuous charge can flow. A circuit always begins and ends in the same place. It forms a loop. Electric Circuits All electric circuits have: 1. a voltage source 2. a conductor 3. a switch 4. an electrical device Electric Circuits An electric device uses electrical energy to do work. All loads offer some resistance to electric currents and cause the electrical energy to change into another form of energy, such as light, heat, or kinetic energy. Electric Circuits Electric Circuits Did you know??? Your body is controlled by a large electric circuit. Electrical impulses from your brain control all the muscles and organs in your body. The food you eat is the energy source for your body’s circuit, your nerves are the wires, and your muscles and organs are the loads! Electric Circuits Types of circuits Series circuits Parallel circuits Combination circuits Short circuit Electric Circuits A series circuit is a circuit in which all parts are connected in a single loop. The charges traveling through a series circuit must flow through each part and can only follow one path. Electric Circuits All the loads in a series circuit share the same current. Because the current in all the light bulbs is the same, the bulbs glow with the same brightness. If you add more bulbs, the resistance of the entire circuit would increase and the current would decrease. All the bulbs would get dimmer. Electric Circuits Some series circuits use a load as a switch. For example, the automatic door at the store is operated by a series circuit with a motor that opens the door and a photoelectric “eye” that acts as an on-off switch. Electric Circuits For charges to flow in a series circuit, all the loads must be turned on and working